Hair curling device



Oct. 11-, 1960 L. E. HAUSER 2,955,603

HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed Jun 30, 1958 INVENTOR.

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United States Patcfl 2,955,603 HAIR CURLING DEVICE Lillian E. Hauser, 490 Geary St., San Francisco 2, Calif. Filed June 30,1958, set. No. 745,495 1 Claim. (Cl. 132-31 My present invent-ion relates to hair curling and more particularly to a device by which substantially cylindrical curls maybe preformed and eventually pinned to the scalp to set.

A principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive hair curling device for home use by which an operator may form relatively large cylindrica-l curls which after being secured to the scalp will permit a withdrawal of the device for the formation of additional and adjacent similar curls.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair curling device of inexpensive construction which may be drawn or stamped from a ductile metalsuch as aluminum or molded with a hard setting plastic of any desired color or finish.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hair curling device having a substantially cylindrical or very slight tapered mandril with a cooperating pivotally mounted hair strand clamping member which when in its strand releasing position will expose the mandril for placing of a wide strand of hair over substantially its entire length.

Other objects and advantages will be in part evident to those skilled in the art and in part pointed out hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein there is shown by way of illustration and not of limitation a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawing wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1, is a side view of my device,

Figure 2, is a top view of the device as shown in Figure 1, and

Figure 3, is a sectional view taken along line IIIIII of Figure 2 looking in direction of arrows.

At the present time, instead of using a heated curling iron, the curling of hair is generally performed by winding a curl forming strand of hair upon individual curl forming devices of relatively small diameter with the hair either wet or dry and leaving same for a predetermined period of time so that the hair can take a set in the form of a semiapermanent wave or curl. Small diam eter curls formed in this manner, however, present a fuzzy appearance and the result is not a pleasing curl. It is also difficult for a person performing this operation to sleep with curlers of this type when left in the hair overnight as is sometimes practiced. As distinguished from this, the applicants device is employed with respect to each particular curl only so long as it is necessary to wind the strand of hair thereabout and secure the curl to the scalp after which the curling device is withdrawn. An important feature of the present invention is that it is of a diameter and length sufficient to form a smooth cylindrical curl which may be positioned tangent to the scalp and pinned in place with a conventional bobby pin. In other words when constructed in the manner to be described, my device may fairly be said to provide an Operator with a fifth finger about which the curls can be 2,955,? Patented Oct. 11, 19.60

formed in a manner corresponding to that practicedin beauty parlors when producing the so-called finger curls.

, strand of hair is wound in forming a curl. The mandril.

10 may be of substantially cylindrical form, but as here: shown it should preferably have a slight taper being: smallest at its outer end. With a mandril as illustrated from V2" to in diameter and a length of 2%" the: taper from the larger to the smaller end thereof may be: no more than five thousandths of an inch (.005"). C0-- operating with the mandril, there is a hair strand clamp-- ing member 11 that is secured upon a diametrically extending pin or shaft 12 which will permit the hair clamping member to pivot into position as indicated by dot and dash lines in Figure 1 when a strand of hair is being started upon the mandril 10 for curling. A feature of the hair clamping member -11 is that it is of semicircular cross-section at its free end so that it will encompass at least one half of the mandril 10 at this point and it is cutaway at an angle along each side as indicated at 13 so as to provide a limited circumferential contact with the mandril 10 at its pivotally mounted end. In its preferred form the mandril 10 will be of tubular construction with its outer end bluntly rounded as at 14 to avoid injury to the scalp should the device he brought forceably into contact therewith.

As a means for operating the hair clamping member 11 about the pivot forming pin 12' and with respect to the mandril 10, I have shown the mandril 10 as having a rearwardly extending thumb and/or finger accommodating extension 15 and in like manner with respect to its pivotal mounting of the hair strand clamping member;- 11, there is a similar spoon-like extention extension 16.. These spoon-like extensions 15 and 16 carried respec-- tively by the mandril 10 and the hair strand clamping;

member 11 are disposed at a slightly outward angle with: respect to the axis of the mandril 10 and with their con' caved surfaces outermost.

These spoon-like extensions 15 and 16 provide for a: firm grip upon the device when gripped between the: thumb and finger of an operator at all possible angles; and as a further assist in this connection, it is contem-- plated where desired, as when the device may be used by an operator with wet hands that the concaved surfaces. of the spoon-like extensions 16 and 17 may be roughened by a knurling as indicated at 17 in Figure 2 of the drawing. In this particular assembly and as shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, the hair strand clamping member 11 is normally biased into engagement with the surface of the mandril 10 by means of a suitable spring 18 that is coiled about the shaft 12 with rearwardly extending ends which engage the under sides of the extensions 15 and 16.

After the curling operation has been completed, the extensions 15 and 16 are lightly pressed to release the clamped end of the strand of hair. The whole curl positioned against the scalp may then he slid off of the mandril 10 where it will be held with the fingers of one hand while a bobby pin is applied to the curl to hold and prevent it from uncurling.

While I have, for the sake of clearness and in order to disclose my invention so that the same can be readily understood, described and illustrated a specific form and; arrangement, I desire to have it understood that this in-- vention is not limited to the specific form disclosed, but; may be embodied in other ways that will suggest them-- selves to persons skilled in the art. It is believed that; this invention is new and all such changes as come with-- in the scope of the appended claims are to be considered'i as part of invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A hair curling device, comprising a mandril having a grip forming member extending rearwardly as apart of said. mandril, a hair clamping member pivotally mounted: upon said mandril about which a curl may be formed while the end of a curl forming strand. is held thereby upon-the mandril, spring means operated to bias said clamping member into, hair clamping relation upon said,

mandril, and a second grip forming member extending 10 rearwardly from the. pivoted end of said hair clamping member and disposed in opposed relation with the grip.

4 vide a narrow engagement with said mandril at its pivot end, whereby upon a limited hair releasing pivotal movement of said hair clamping member the same will be entirely freed from contact with said curl forming strand of hair held thereby and will be uniformly released throughout the entire length of said mandril.

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